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PHOTOS: Teen Parent Program, Early College High School graduation ceremony
Dressed in a mini cap and gown, Luis Torres, 18 months, greets mother Lupe following her graduation during the Early College High School and Roberts Teen Parent Program combined commencement ceremony at Sprague High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer’s Teen Parent…
After waiting months, over 2,000 graduates earn diplomas at local high schools
Subhi Aryan, left, and sister Majida, wait their turn to walk the stage during the 3:30 p.m. North Salem High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) They waited months to don caps and gowns, hoping they’d be able to enjoy one…
Most Oregon students will start fall class online. These Salem teens can help with tutoring.
Luke Clifton, Esha Puri and Pranav Ramesh stand in front of South Salem High School. The three rising seniors set up the free tutoring program, Connect Oregon Students, to assist K-12 students with distance learning. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) South Salem High School seniors Esha Puri,…
Adapting with industry, high school classes in welding, hairstyling and auto detailing shift online
The school district salon at the Career Technical Education Center awaits both students and customers. (Moriah Ratner/Special to Salem Reporter) As Salem-Keizer teachers and principals prepare for remote classes, Rhonda Rhodes has more unusual questions than the average administrator. She’s the principal of the district’s…
Desire for stability, health risks drive some local families to a full year of online school
A door sign on the outside of Bush Elementary School on Thursday, July 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nicki Marazzani’s daughter, Chloe, 12, does best in school when she has a clear schedule. When she saw the Salem-Keizer School District was offering an all-online option for the entire…
As classes start online, five local schools will have new principals for 2020
New Salem-Keizer principals for the 2020-21 school year, from top left to bottom right: Chad Towe, Artonya Gemmill, Christine Bowlby, Lizi Aguilar-Nelson, Sophia Duerst, Greg Watson and Jesse Payne. Three local elementary schools will have new principals this fall as the Salem-Keizer school district shuffles…
Despite online start, Salem-Keizer superintendent promises school year will be “150% better” than spring
Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry has a check-in video call with Schirle Elementary special education teacher Annie Hatzenbihler on Tuesday, April 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More than 40,000 Salem-Keizer students will meet their teachers through a computer screen as classes begin in September. Superintendent Christy Perry…
Salem-Keizer students won’t be back in school buildings until at least November under new guidelines
Mary Eyre Elementary School on Sept. 3, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem students won’t be back in a school building come September unless the number of new people with Covid slows dramatically in the coming weeks. Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced Oregon schools can’t…
Salem-Keizer teachers union joins call for all-remote school to start fall
Special education substitute teacher Elizabeth Adams, of Salem, protests plans to reopen Oregon schools in-person outside the state capitol on July 27, 2020. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Citing concerns about the safety of students and educators, Salem-Keizer’s teachers union is calling for Oregon’s second-largest school district…